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On 2/2/2003 at 6:16 PM LocalHarvest <info@localharvest.org> wrote:

>Local Harvest Newsletter -- February 2, 2003
>http://www.localharvest.org
>
>
>Hello, and welcome to our newsletter!
>
>OK. I got lazy. I have to admit it. It took me almost 6 weeks to get
>to writing this newsletter.  But it's hard to "get inspired" when
>things are so incredibly nice outside.  Sorry east-coast people, but I
>have to tell you that this January in Santa Cruz has felt more like
>April.  There are people tanning in bikinis at the beach, just a block
>away from here as I write this, and it's very tempting to be outside
>instead of in the office writing software, pursuing partnerships with
>sustainable agriculture and farmer groups, or putting together newsletters.
>(that's why you'll notice there's no "new partnership" featured in this
>issue)
>
>But I'm sure you'll forgive me this time...
>
>Read on for more details on what we've been up to, to visit our featured
>farm, and to learn about our new products and members.
>
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> 1) CSA Season is Here!
> 2) Featured Product:  Asparagus
> 3) Featured Member:  Olin-Fox Farm
> 4) New Products
> 5) New Members
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>1) CSA SEASON IS HERE!
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>(http://www.localharvest.org/descriptions.jsp)
>The CSA subscription season is going on in full force.  A good chunk
>of the traffic we're seeing now in Local Harvest is CSA related, as
>hundreds of people come every day to our Web site searching for their
>local CSAs.
>
>Some of our Member CSAs are already sold out for the year, but most are
>not, so if you haven't found a local one, now is the time to search for
>it in Local Harvest.  Just search for "Family Farms" in your area by
>entering your Zip code into our search engine.  Your local farms offering
>CSAs will say so in their listings.
>
>Local Harvest lists 726 CSAs around the nation.  There's likely to be
>one serving *your* community.  Find it through our search engine, and
>support your local farmer while ensuring a plentiful supply of good,
>healthy, local food for your family for 2003.
>
>If you want to find out more about Community Supported Agriculture,
>you can visit this page: http://www.localharvest.org/morecsa.jsp
>
>
>2) FEATURED PRODUCT
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>Asparagus
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>(http://www.localharvest.org/asparagus.jsp)
>
>Although it's not quite asparagus season in most of the country, I've
>decided to make asparagus this month's featured product for the simple
>reason that I had some great local asparagus a few days ago, sauteed
>in butter and garlic, and with a dash of white wine.  It was such an
>exquisite experience, that I just *had* to return the veggie the favor.
>
>So...  I've put together an asparagus page for you, where you can
>find which ones of the 186 asparagus growers listed in our Web site
>are close to you, learn the answers to such life mysteries as "why
>does asparagus make my pee smell funny?", and read about the not one,
>but two asparagus festivals held in the USA every year.  Check it out:
>(http://www.localharvest.org/asparagus.jsp)
>
>And if your farm or farmers' market offers asparagus, make sure you
>say so on your listing!  You don't want to miss out on all of our
>visitors looking for those tender green shoots to steam, saute,
>or make some other tasty dish wish.
>
>
>3) FEATURED MEMBER OF THE WEEK
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>Olin-Fox Farms
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>(http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M3337)
>
>Olin-Fox is a small, family-owned farm in Northumberland County, Virginia,
>where they grow the finest heirloom and specialty fruits and vegetables,
>as well as flowers and herbs. Their farm has practiced earth-friendly
>principles for over 20 years, and they serve their local community via
>U-Pick, CSA, and their local Farmers' Market.
>
>The Olin-Fox CSA still has a few shares available, so if you are in their
>area, hurry up and contact them, and you might still be able to sign up
>for the tons of yummy veggies that they'll be distributing during the
>Spring-to-Fall CSA season.
>
>Here's a little excerpt from their listing:
>
>"We are busy preparing for the 2003 season. We have overwintering greens
>that are doing quite well and John has all the garlic planted; he has
>started
>seedlings for peppers, eggplant, herbs, etc. for this summer. We have also
>planted a lot of flowers for this year. Soon we will be planting our peas,
>potatoes, lettuce, etc. for the first delivery of spring, 2003."
>
>And if you happen to be in Virginia, don't miss visiting them on the
>Chesapeake Bay or, starting in May, at their stand at the Irvington
>Farmers' Market.
>
>
>4) NEW PRODUCTS
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>(http://www.localharvest.org/products.jsp)
>We are constantly asked to add new products into our database.  These
>requests typically range from the "wow, how could we have left that one
>out" (like limes) to the borderline bizarre (like Emu Eggs).
>
>From these requests, we add into our database the ones that are likely
>to be offered by more than just a small group of our members, and we
>ask the farms suggesting "strange" stuff to mention these products
>in the "text" part of their listings instead.  Some of the more
>interesting
>recent additions to our products list are Worm Castings and Sheepskins.
>We don't list too many farms offering these yet, since they are very
>recent additions, but we do have a few, so I would recommend that you
>do a search for them in our Web site anyway.  Maybe the farms offering
>these also happen to be close to you.
>
>What follows is the entire list of recent additions.  If you are a farmer
>offering some of these, make sure you update your listing with this
>information.  If you are a consumer searching for these, I'd suggest you
>wait a few weeks before you search our Web site until we have more members
>listing them.
>
>Here is the list:
>
> - currants
> - kumquats
> - pomelos
> - mandarins
> - limes
> - bread
> - baked goods
> - fish / seafood
> - angora
> - wine
> - beer
> - spelt
> - earthworms
> - christmas trees
> - firewood
> - sodas
> - pet food
> - teas
> - leather / sheepskins
> - compost / manure
> - plants (bedding, etc)
>
>
>5) NEW MEMBERS
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>Since our last newsletter on December 22, Local Harvest has grown by
>120 new members,  all of them direct additions into the Web site from
>the Internet.  We recently made an effort to spread the word about
>our Web site among small-scale flower growers, and as a result, we've
>had about 40 new flower growing farms creating listings on our site.
>
>We now list 440 flowers growers. To find one close to you, just follow
>this link:
>
>   http://www.localharvest.org/search.jsp?ty=0&nm=flowers
>
>We end our newsletter with a list of the names, member numbers, and
>locations of the latest additions to our Web site.  (see below for all
>120 of them...)
>
>We encourage you to visit their Local Harvest listings. To do so,
>just enter their member number (the number on the first column)
>into the "Name/Description/Product" field in the Local Harvest search
>form.
>
>Thank you for your continued support.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>  --Guillermo Payet
>    Executive Director
>    Local Harvest
>
>
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> 5039  E.A.T. Food for Life Farm            (Yorkshire,  Ohio)
> 5040  Earthscape / Full Circle             (Hesperia,  Michigan)
> 5041  Sunflower Fields Farm                (Postville,  Iowa)
> 5042  Hart's Back 2 Nature Farm            (Wyalusing,  Pennsylvania)
> 5043  Vital Zuman Organic Farm             (Malibu,  California)
> 5044  Larga Vista Ranch                    (Boone,  Colorado)
> 5045  King's Hill Farm                     (Mineral Point,  Illinois)
> 5046  EnergyShifters                       (Fallbrook,  Pennsylvania)
> 5048  Ploughshare Farm                     (Parkers Prairie,  Minnesota)
> 5049  Kirk Farm                            (Groton,  Massachusetts)
> 5050  Jubilee Chocolates                   (Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania)
> 5051  Skippack Farmers Market              (Skippack,  Pennsylvania)
> 5052  Marketplace Co-op                    (Franklin,  Tennessee)
> 5053  Show Off Farm                        (Gresham,  Oregon)
> 5054  Acacia                               (Richmond,  Virginia)
> 5055  New Life Food Coop                   (Dayton,  Ohio)
> 5056  Big Island Art Farm                  (Captain Cook,  Hawaii)
> 5057  Le Farm                              (Germantown,  New York)
> 5059  Gordon Skagit Farms                  (Mt. Vernon,  Washington)
> 5060  Schafer Sheep Farm                   (Greenwich,  New York)
> 5061  Alison Wines & Vineyards             (Red Hook,  New York)
> 5062  Organic Planet Farms                 (Fallbrook,  California)
> 5063  VB Farms                             (Aromas,  California)
> 5065  Crawford Farms                       (Lawtey,  Florida)
> 5066  STP Farms                            (Reynolds,  Indiana)
> 5067  Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm        (Ottawa,  Illinois)
> 5070  Ukiah Brewing Co. & Restaurant       (Ukiah,  California)
> 5071  Boann's Banks                        (Royston,  Georgia)
> 5072  Long and Scott Farms                 (Mt. Dora,  Florida)
> 5073  Dias Pomelos                         (Hanford,  California)
> 5074  Greater Grand Rapids Food Systems Council (Grand Rapids,  Michigan)
> 5075  Lubbers Family Farm                  (Grand Rapids,  Michigan)
> 5076  Pleasant Hill Farm                   (Fennville,  Michigan)
> 5077  Seattle Tilth Association            (Seattle,  Washington)
> 5079  Finger Lakes Organic Growers Cooperative  (North Rose,  New York)
> 5080  Canvas Ranch                         (Petaluma,  California)
> 5081  Maquoketa Valley Producers           (Maquoketa,  Iowa)
> 5082  Highland Orchards Farm Market        (Wilmington,  Delaware)
> 5083  Home Grown Kansas                    (Wichita,  Kansas)
> 5084  Faithful Acres Farm                  (Munnsville,  New York)
> 5086  Made In The Hudson Valley            (Tarrytown,  New York)
> 5087  Green Pastures Farm                  (Kirkwood,  Pennsylvania)
> 5088  Skagitonians To Preseve Farmland     (Mt. Vernon,  Washington)
> 5089  Bayview Farmers Market               (Bayview,  Washington)
> 5090  Kittitas Valley Greenhouse           (Ellensburg,  Washington)
> 5092  Lake City Farmers Market             (Seattle,  Washington)
> 5093  Magnolia Farmers Market              (Seattle,  Washington)
> 5095  Elmwood Stock Farm                   (Georgetown,  Kentucky)
> 5096  Maple Farm                           (Wantage,  New Jersey)
> 5097  Willow Creek Farms                   (Willow Creek,  California)
> 5098  pdcllamas/produce/soap CSA           (Davisburg,  Michigan)
> 5099  JuJo Acres Farm                      (Loysville,  Pennsylvania)
> 5100  Durango Natural Foods                (Durango,  Colorado)
> 5101  Genesis Farm                         (Chapel Hill,  North Carolina)
> 5102  Bit By Bit Farms                     (Summerville,  Oregon)
> 5103  Sweet Dream Mountain Farm            (Hoosick Falls,  New York)
> 5105  Clodhopper Farm                      (Springville,  Pennsylvania)
> 5106  Maple City Market                    (Goshen,  Indiana)
> 5107  Summer Creek Farm                    (Thurmont,  Maryland)
> 5108  Anaheim Farmers Market               (Anaheim,  California)
> 5109  Manthei Hog Farm                     (Elk River,  Minnesota)
> 5110  Grubshed Missoula                    (Missoula,  Montana)
> 5112  L.T. Organic Farm Resturant and Market    (Waukee,  Iowa)
> 5113  Stott Farms                          (Las Cruces,  New Mexico)
> 5115  Home At Last Farms                   (Winters,  Texas)
> 5116  Nothin' Fancy                        (Burr Oak,  Kansas)
> 5117  King's Crossing Farm                 (San Saba,  Texas)
> 5118  Moore Farms                          (Bullard,  Texas)
> 5119  Provident Farms                      (Liberty,  Pennsylvania)
> 5120  Emery's Berry Patch                  (New Egypt,  New Jersey)
> 5121  Ozark Natural Produce Farm           (Pierce city,  Missouri)
> 5123  Shaw Farms                           (Columbia ,  Maryland)
> 5125  Spiker Worm and Casting/Vermitechnology Unlimited  (Wheeler,
>Illinois)
> 5127  Berryfields Farm                     (New Albany,  Pennsylvania)
> 5129  Valley View Natural Beef             (Edgerton,  Minnesota)
> 5131  Maple Bank Farm                      (Roxbury,  Connecticut)
> 5132  Herban Kitchen                       (New York,  New York)
> 5133  The Organic Grill                    (New York,  New York)
> 5134  Pe-R-Ly Meadows                      (Whitesville,  New York)
> 5135  Avalon Farms Premium Homegrown       (Climax,  Michigan)
> 5136  Covenant Family Farm                 (Zolfo Springs,  Florida)
> 5137  Fiddler Bee                          (Fulton,  Missouri)
> 5138  Steve-N-Sons Sustenance              (Coopersville,  Michigan)
> 5139  Bamboo Grove Organic Farm            (Homestead,  Florida)
> 5140  Bloomingdale Farms                   (Akron,  New York)
> 5141  BlueGrass Beef                       (Centre Hall,  Pennsylvania)
> 5142  Ziegler Garden                       (Newport News,  Virginia)
> 5143  Elysian Fields Farm                  (Cedar Grove,  North Carolina)
> 5144  Neitzel's Cut Flowers                (Seguin,  Texas)
> 5146  Bindweed Farm                        (Blackfoot,  Idaho)
> 5147  Flora Organica                       (McKinleyville,  California)
> 5150  Lone Star Flower Farm                (Nacogdoches,  Texas)
> 5151  Texas Sown & Grown                   (Richmond,  Texas)
> 5154  Harrison Flowers                     (Hood River,  Oregon)
> 5155  Chattanooga's Homegrown Market       (Chattanooga,  Tennessee)
> 5157  plantmasters                         (bethesda,  Maryland)
> 5158  Polly's Flower Farm and Polly's Prawns    (Albany,  Ohio)
> 5159  Dobie's Flowers & Produce            (Durango,  Iowa)
> 5160  WiseAcres                            (Huntingtown,  Maryland)
> 5161  High Meadow Flower Farm              (Warwick,  New York)
> 5162  Sunborn Gardens                      (Mt Horeb,  Wisconsin)
> 5163  Dorian Hill Flower Farm              (West Chester,  Pennsylvania)
> 5164  Country Garden & Farm Market         (Roanoke,  Indiana)
> 5165  Mossback Farm                        (Yamhill,  Oregon)
> 5166  Dautoff Exotics                      (Watsonville,  California)
> 5169  Howling Wolf Farm                    (Hope,  New Jersey)
> 5170  Harmony Farm                         (Hartland,  Vermont)
> 5171  My Garden Blooms                     (Emmaus,  Pennsylvania)
> 5174  Lakewood Educational Farm            (Bedford,  New Hampshire)
> 5176  Sharritt Market Gardens              (Fortville,  Indiana)
> 5179  Island Flower Farm                   (Grand Isle,  Vermont)
> 5180  Riverbend Farm                       (Delano,  Minnesota)
> 5181  Shelton Farmers' Market              (Shelton,  Washington)
> 5182  Wells Family Farm                    (Williamsburg,  Michigan)
> 5184  West Branch Flower Farm              (Washington,  Massachusetts)
> 5185  Carlson's Farm                       (Dresden,  Maine)
> 5186  Double Decker Farm                   (Hillsdale,  New York)
> 5187  Rock Farm                            (Marietta,  Georgia)
> 5190  3DFarm Inc.                          (Menomonie,  Wisconsin)
> 5191  Vollmecke Orchards CSA               (Coatesville,  Pennsylvania)
>
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